Junior5,
I played because I enjoyed the game and because like most kids I had a dream of playing Major League Ball. High school baseball was just another step to that dream. In my day we played through the pain because we didn't know any better. I saw a lot of talented players go down with injuries and never come back. I happened to be one of the ones with a rubber arm and the pain was seldom enough to affect performance. I just didn't happen to be good enough eventually.
You've really been brainwashed very effectively.
I've seen quite a few kids injure their arms permanently because they were brainwashed to think the way that you do. Actually I should be more accurate and say that they were scared to admit they were injured because they continuously heard from their coaches about Wally Pip. They also saw that talented players who were injured and shut down by doctors were treated poorly.